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SageSure and SURE Close $130 Million Gateway Re 2024-2 Catastrophe Bond

Insurance Journal

SageSure, a managing general underwriter focused on catastrophe-exposed markets, and SureChoice Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (“SURE”), a policyholder-owned reciprocal exchange, announced the close of the Gateway Re 2024-2 second and s...

Posted: Apr 25, 2024

Arthur J. Gallagher acquires Australia’s Prasidium Credit Insurance

Reinsurance News

Global insurance brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has announced the acquisition of Australia-based Prasidium Credit Insurance (Prasidium). Prasidium is a specialist trade credit insurance broker serving clients throughout Australia. Establi...

Posted: Apr 25, 2024

CFC creates team focused on M&A transactions in renewable energy market

Reinsurance News

CFC, an insurance provider specialising in emerging and cyber risks, has expanded its transaction liability practice with the creation of a dedicated team focused on underwriting representations and warranties insurance in the renewable energy mar...

Posted: Apr 25, 2024

Viewpoint: Insurance Sector Adopts Easy-to-Use Technology for Digital Transformations

Insurance Journal

Upgrading or changing legacy platforms and enterprise software can be a nightmare to disentangle, particularly when dealing with existing operating systems, data storage, and payment processing software. When planning an upgrade, there have historica...

Posted: Apr 25, 2024

HCI announces five-year employment agreement with CEO Paresh Patel

Reinsurance News

Florida-based insurtech HCI Group has announced a five-year Executive Employment Agreement with Paresh Patel, who serves as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). This new agreement includes a long-term equity incentive with a vesting thr...

Posted: Apr 25, 2024

McKinsey Faces US Criminal Probe Over Opioids Work, Sources Say

Insurance Journal

McKinsey & Co is under criminal investigation in the United States over allegations that the consulting firm played a key role in fueling the opioid epidemic, with federal prosecutors homing in on its work advising OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma a...

Posted: Apr 25, 2024

Marsh McLennan Agency to acquire Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance in $345m deal

Reinsurance News

Marsh McLennan Agency, a subsidiary of Marsh, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance, Inc. (FBBINSURANCE) from Trustmark National Bank, in a $345 million all-cash deal that values FBBINSURANCE at almost...

Posted: Apr 25, 2024

Viewpoint: Insurers Face Added Role in Curbing Workplace Violence With California Law

Insurance Journal

New legislation aimed at reducing workplace violence in California vastly increases employers’ responsibilities and hands workers’ compensation insurers an unprecedented oversight role that is likely to trigger lawsuits and affect rates a...

Posted: Apr 25, 2024

4,800 Claims Handled by Unlicensed Adjusters in Florida after Irma, Lawsuit Says

Insurance Journal

Two south Florida lawsuits against property insurers argue that two major carriers have employed a business strategy of hiring inexperienced or even unlicensed claims adjusters after storms, practices that have led to “lowball” damage est...

Posted: Apr 25, 2024

4,800 Claims Handled by Unlicensed Adjusters in Florida After Irma, Lawsuit Says

Insurance Journal

Two south Florida lawsuits against property insurers argue that two major carriers employed a business strategy of hiring inexperienced or even unlicensed claims adjusters after storms, practices that have led to “lowball” damage estimate...

Posted: Apr 25, 2024

PCF Insurance in Utah Secures $400M in Financing

Insurance Journal

PCF Insurance Services in Utah closed $400 million in incremental debt financing led by Blue Owl. The financing was materially oversubscribed and was upsized from $300 million to $400 million in response to demand from new and existing lenders. The &...

Posted: Apr 25, 2024

Ex-Nebraska Women’s Basketball Assistant Denies Sexual Relationship With Player Who Sued

Insurance Journal

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Former Nebraska women’s basketball assistant coach Chuck Love denied ever having a sexual relationship with former Cornhuskers player Ashley Scoggin but acknowledged in a court document that he did meet with her late at night...

Posted: Apr 25, 2024

Ex-Nebraska Women’s Basketball Assistant Denies Sexual Relationship With Player

Insurance Journal

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Former Nebraska women’s basketball assistant coach Chuck Love denied ever having a sexual relationship with former Cornhuskers player Ashley Scoggin but acknowledged in a court document that he did meet with her late at night...

Posted: Apr 25, 2024

Youth, Environmental Groups Sue Maine to Force Action on Climate

Insurance Journal

A youth organization and a pair of environmental groups are suing the state of Maine to try to force the state to reduce carbon emissions in the era of climate change. Maine Youth Action, the Conservation Law Foundation and the …

Posted: Apr 25, 2024

People Moves: Folk Joins Alliant; Law Firm Clyde & Co. Adds Maroney

Insurance Journal

Timothy Folk has joined Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, as executive vice president, Alliant Specialty, in the firm’s agribusiness industry vertical. Folk focuses on food and beverage manufacturers and distribut...

Posted: Apr 25, 2024

Blue Marble and USAID enhance climate resilience for Kenyan coffee farmers

Reinsurance News

Blue Marble, a climate insurer, has partnered with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to introduce an innovative financial solution in Kenya, aimed at enhancing the climate resilience of coffee farmers connected to global supply...

Posted: Apr 25, 2024

Jury Rules BNSF Contributed to 2 Deaths in Montana Town Where Asbestos Sickened Thousands

Insurance Journal

A federal jury said BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining material was shipped through a Montana town where thousands have been sickened. The jury awarded $4 million …

Posted: Apr 25, 2024

Jury Rules BNSF Contributed to 2 Deaths in Montana Town Exposed to Asbestos

Insurance Journal

A federal jury said BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining material was shipped through a Montana town where thousands have been sickened. The jury awarded $4 million …

Posted: Apr 25, 2024

People Moves: Liberty Names Rubin Senior Vice President, Benefits

Insurance Journal

The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers named Neal Rubin senior vice president, benefits. Rubin is based in Irvine, California. Rubin has more than 40 years of experience in the Southern California employee benefits sector. He spent seven years as vice...

Posted: Apr 25, 2024

Treating Injured Workers Like Athletes: Why Early PT Is Key to Claims Success

Risk & Insurance

Early PT can be the key to improved injured worker outcomes and lower claims costs. How can workers’ comp promote quicker access to care? The post

Posted: Apr 24, 2024

GM Ends OnStar Driver Safety Program After Privacy Complaints

Insurance Journal

General Motors Co. has ended its OnStar Smart Driver program after customers complained it violated their privacy. OnStar had cut deals with LexisNexis and Verisk to share personal driving data as part of the program, which they then shared with &#82...

Posted: Apr 24, 2024

Southshore Insurance Partners with GEICO

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The independent agency channel accounts for 88% of all commercial lines written premium.

Posted: Apr 24, 2024

FTC Issues Rule Banning Noncompete Agreements

IA Magazine

Independent insurance agents who are considering the impact of the new regulation on their agencies and firms should consider some of the rule’s key elements and certain revisions that were incorporated in the final text.

Posted: Apr 24, 2024

AgencyBloc, Ideon Partner to Enhance Benefits Quoting Experience for Agencies

IIR

Ideon and AgencyBloc solve legacy process inefficiencies by integrating real-time data from Ideon’s carrier network into the AgencyBloc Quote+ platform.

Posted: Apr 24, 2024

Small Business Owners Rethink Workers Comp Strategies After a Claim

IA Magazine

Independent insurance agents have an opportunity to proactively help customers consider the value of a workers comp policy beyond price—before they learn the hard way.

Posted: Apr 24, 2024

Bold Penguin Teams Up with Salesforce to Streamline Commercial Insurance Lifecycle

IIR

Bold Penguin products are now available on Salesforce AppExchange, allowing customers to more easily transfer data between Salesforce Financial Services Cloud (FSC) and Bold Penguin in near real time.

Posted: Apr 24, 2024

An Insurance Score is to Personal Auto as (BLANK) is to Homeowners’

IIR

If credit scores do play a statistically/actuarially valid role in determining the risk of a given driver, is there some other behavioral indicator that would play a similarly valid role for assessing the risk of insuring a specific homeowner’s home?

Posted: Apr 24, 2024

DOL Defines ‘Investment Advice Fiduciary' and Alters Overtime Regulations

IA Magazine

The Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule that will subject the financial services industry to new requirements designed to protect retirement investors from receiving bad or self-interested investment advice.

Posted: Apr 24, 2024

OneShield Announces Partnership with One Inc to Enhance Digital Payment Solution Offering

IIR

The new alliance combines forces of OneShield’s marketplace of products and OneInc’s digital solutions and payment network.

Posted: Apr 24, 2024

BlackRock activates retirement solution offering a paycheck for life

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The company has partnered with Equitable and Brighthouse Financial.

Posted: Apr 24, 2024

PCF Insurance secures $400 million in financing

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PCF Insurance offers a broad array of commercial and personal lines, life and health, employee benefits, and workers' compensation solutions. 

Posted: Apr 24, 2024

Apollo’s ATLAS SP announces investment from MassMutual

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These investments will allow MassMutual to access predominately investment-grade, asset-backed credit originated by ATLAS SP.

Posted: Apr 24, 2024

Swisscom launches sure

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Coverage can be purchased online in just a few clicks.

Posted: Apr 24, 2024

Great American Insurance Group forms team to expand embedded insurance offerings

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The newly-formed group will assist in finding and evaluating new embedded insurance opportunities.

Posted: Apr 24, 2024

Study: Hurricane Waves Hitting U.S. Grow By 20% Per Decade

Carrier Management

Study: Hurricane Waves Hitting U.S. Grow By 20% Per Decade The U.S., Mexico and countries in the Caribbean are...

Posted: Apr 24, 2024

Trustmark to sell Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance to Marsh McLennan Agency

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The company has partnered with Equitable and Brighthouse Financial.

Posted: Apr 24, 2024

People Moves: BHSI Names Humble as Head of Customer & Broker Engagement for South Central

Insurance Journal

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has appointed Hart Humble to the newly created role of Head of Customer & Broker Engagement (C&BE) for the South Central U.S. Humble has spent more than 30 years in the &#8...

Posted: Apr 24, 2024

Chubb Wins Latest Battle With New York Diocese in Bid to Avoid Sex Abuse Claims

Insurance Journal

A New York state appeals court has reinstated Chubb insurance companies’ bid for judgments declaring that they are not obligated to cover thousands of sex abuse lawsuits brought against the Archdiocese of New York (ADNY). Chubb insurers have ma...

Posted: Apr 24, 2024

AM Best Downgrades Credit Rating of Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Group

Insurance Journal

AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to A- (Excellent) from A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) to “a-” (Excellent) from “a” (Excellent) of Farm Bureau County Mutual Insu...

Posted: Apr 24, 2024

Marsh McLennan Agency to Buy Fisher Brown Bottrell for About $316M

Insurance Journal

Marsh McLennan Agency, a subsidiary of Marsh, said it has a definitive agreement to acquire one of the largest agencies in the Southeast—Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance, Inc. Marsh McLennan Agency will pay $315.9 million in cash, subject to customary...

Posted: Apr 24, 2024